Critical Thinking Processes Part 3

I've finally had time to return to the blog. I'm keeping this short, only adding one reservation category, but I'm getting something posted NOW.

Causality
The causality reservation questions if a cause and effect relationship exists.

Job 22:3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty that you are righteous, or gain to Him that you make your ways perfect?

Here Eliphaz is questioning if making Job righteous is of any gain to GOD.

Eve would have done well to apply this to the statement by the serpent in Genesis 3:5.

Gen 3:5 for God knows that in the day you eat of it, then your eyes shall be opened, and you shall be as God, knowing good and evil.

Gal 4:16 So then did I become your enemy speaking to you the truth?

Here is a New Testament example of Paul question the Galatians if his speaking the truth caused him to become their enemy.

If you're reading this, and taking it seriously, I encourage you to check these examples in context . If you agree with me, watch for you own examples both in your life, and in your bible reading.

Welcome

Welcome to Engineering Faith. This is where I plan to post my thoughts on both scientific philosophy and my faith in Jesus the Christ. The reason I am blogging on this subject is that my faith journey has been heavily influenced by my understanding of science.

My first few posts will outline how I believe the Bible outlines the scientific thought process. I will be including a quick overview of the best visual tool I have found to communicate this, namely the Necessary Condition Thinking portion of the Theory of Constraints Thinking Processes (first introduced in It's Not Luck by Eli Goldratt).

I plan to post at least once a month (normally more often) about issues that have both a science and a faith element to them. I know we can't create faith on our own. Paul said in Eph. 2:9-10 "For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast". Yet God also speaks to us using a definite logic. When we can understand and apply that logic (which is also a gift from God), we learn to trust what God tells us. I call this process Engineering Faith.